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Club Post
🏓 A Huge Thank You to Our Pickleball Fest Volunteers! 🙏
The paddles are packed away, the final scores are in, and this year’s Rogue Rotary Pickleball Fest was a huge success! But an event like this doesn’t happen without an incredible team behind it. More than 34 volunteers gave their time to make the weekend possible—and many went far beyond a single shift. They filled…
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Meeting Recap
Club Meeting: Growing to Meet Southern Oregon’s Travel Needs
This week, Medford Rogue Rotary welcomed Amber Judd, Airport Director for Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport, for an update on the airport’s growth, current challenges, and a major terminal expansion on the horizon. Passenger traffic through the Medford Airport has nearly doubled, reaching approximately 1.1 million passengers annually. While that growth is great news for our…
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Club Post
⏰ Last Call for Kindness!
Time is running out to share your story for the RAK Attack: Paul Harris Points for Peace Challenge! Have you experienced a Random Act of Kindness this quarter? Or were you the reason someone smiled? We want to hear about it. 📅 Deadline: September 15 Share your story in 200 words or less and email…
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Meeting Recap
Club Meeting: Deadly Mosquitos
This week, Medford Rogue Rotary welcomed Andrew Partin with the Jackson County Vector Control District (JCVCD) for a timely look at the tiny creatures that can create some pretty big public health challenges. Thank you to Bruce Jackson for the introduction. First, what exactly is a vector? It is an organism that can acquire a…
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Club Post
🏓 Thank You to Our Pickleball Fest Sponsors!
A great tournament takes more than players, paddles, and a whole lot of pickleballs. It takes community partners who believe in the work behind the event. A huge THANK YOU to Lithia 4 Kids, our 2026 Title Sponsor, and to all of the businesses and organizations supporting this year’s Rogue Rotary Pickleball Fest! Your sponsorship…
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Club Post
Peace Takes Many Forms: Our Club Supports a Rotary Global Grant 💪🏢⚒☮
When we think about Rotary’s work to build peace, our minds may naturally go to places experiencing war or conflict. But peace takes many forms. It can mean strengthening communities. Developing leaders. Creating opportunity. Making sure people who have historically been left out have a voice and a place at the table. Or more simply,…
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Club Post
MRR Rotarians Rally Behind Pickleball Fest with $3,400 Paddle Call!!!!
Rotarians Rally Behind Pickleball Fest with $3,400 Paddle Call Now THAT is how you answer a Paddle Call! At our August 5 meeting, Medford Rogue Rotary members stepped up in a big way, raising $3,400 in just one meeting to support our upcoming 6th Annual Rogue Rotary Pickleball Fest. Pickleball Fest is much more than…
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Meeting Recap
Club Meeting: What BASO Does, and Why the Work Matters
Our Medford Rogue Rotary program featured Dr. Joey Minear, CEO of the Builders Association of Southern Oregon (BASO), who shared an overview of the organization, current housing and construction trends, and why a healthy building industry is important to the economic strength and quality of life of Southern Oregon. BASO is a regional building-industry association…
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Club Post
Who ya gonna call?
Gotta pet peeve that you just need to get off of your chest? – Use of the phrase “To be honest…”? Why would you need to tell me that? – Social media slang in text messages that you don’t understand, e.g. “CYT”, “AFAIK”? – Being told, “You look tired”, when you feel absolutely fine? Who…
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Club Post
Pickleball Fest: More Than a Tournament, It’s How We Serve
Every great Rotary project starts with people who are willing to step up. Sometimes that’s through volunteering. Sometimes it’s through giving. And sometimes, it’s by spending a weekend helping host one incredible community event. The 6th Annual Medford Rogue Rotary Pickleball Fest, presented by Lithia 4 Kids, is one of our club’s signature fundraisers and…
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Meeting Recap
Club Meeting: State of Wine
This week, Medford Rogue Rotary welcomed Mark Wisnovsky of Valley View Winery for a timely look at the State of Wine and the changing landscape facing wineries and grape growers in Southern Oregon. There is plenty for the Rogue Valley to celebrate. Our region continues to earn national attention for the quality of its wines, including recent…
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Club Post
President Angalee wants YOU!
Pickleball Fest 2026, our signature event fundraiser, will be held at the new “The Courts by Lithia & Driveway” facility in just over three weeks. At the club meeting on Wednesday, 8/5, Sergeants will lead a paddle call to help raise donations in support of this event. If you are a pickleball player, or have…
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Club Post
✨ Kindness Challenge Reminder! ✨
Have you committed a Random Act of Kindness lately? Better yet… did someone surprise you with one? Don’t forget to enter our RAK Attack: Paul Harris Points for Peace Challenge! 💙 What’s a RAK? A Random Act of Kindness is an unexpected, selfless act that brightens someone’s day. ⚡ What’s the “Attack”? That sudden urge…
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Meeting Recap
Club Meeting: Meet the Mazama Newt
This week’s Rotary program featured a fascinating presentation from the Oregon Zoo, highlighting its remarkable role as a leader in wildlife conservation throughout the Pacific Northwest. While many people think of zoos primarily as places to see animals, the Oregon Zoo has become nationally recognized for helping recover endangered native species. Past successes include helping…
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Club Post
President Angalee Wants You!
Pickleball Fest 2026, our Signature Event fundraiser, is right around the corner and it is all hands on deck time. This year’s tournament will be our first at the new “The Courts by Lithia & Driveway” facility and we expect this to be our biggest and best ever! Volunteer opportunities exist for Thursday-Sunday, August 27…